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In writing I Spy … Scenes from micro-suburbia, we partly sought to highlight the ways in which domestic or private spaces spill into public, social and community experiences in sububan areas. We commented at the release of the booklet that we would continue to explore our locality and update it with interesting and notable practices […]

Recently this improvised and modest ‘camp’ appeared on the steps of an empty building in Chermside where my bus stops on its in-bound journey along Gympie Road. It is a reminder that ‘suburban homelessness’, as something I have previously noted in this blog, is visible, pressing and present in suburban areas.

Image Source: Bikes 4 Life John and I enjoy browsing second hand and charity shops and we’ve recently noticed an increase in the number of bikes available for sale. Usually this happens when an activity has become fashionable. Most items in these shops have not been tested to see if they are in good working […]

John and I just brainstormed a quick list of 15 small community driven local innovations and informal activities that have made our suburban locality a better place. We have seen, encountered and participated in these things during our living, walking and cycling in Brisbane’s north and many of them have already been noted on this […]

Yesterday Jason and I tried to catch up for a quiet coffee and general chat at Cup From Above, only to be drawn into Adam’s (Cup From Above proprietor) elaborate plans for a new initiative called ‘Connecting Aspley’. We had discussed this at other times and Adam was making moves to connect people in the […]

With several workshop and presentation events marked in the Long Time, No See? Project’s diary, I’ve been giving some thought to various ideas informing the project and how we can make the most of them for our conversations with others. While letting my mind wander this morning, I started to join some more dots between […]

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